I Have Lived a Thousand Years
Growing Up in the Holocaust
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4.5 • 215 Ratings
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Publisher Description
What is death all about? What is life all about?
So wonders thirteen-year-old Elli Friedmann as she fights for her life in a Nazi concentration camp. A remarkable memoir, I Have Lived a Thousand Years is a story of cruelty and suffering, but at the same time a story of hope, faith, perseverance, and love.
It wasn’t long ago that Elli led a normal life that included family, friends, school, and thoughts about boys. A life in which Elli could lie and daydream for hours that she was a beautiful and elegant celebrated poet.
But these adolescent daydreams quickly darken in March 1944, when the Nazis invade Hungary. First Elli can no longer attend school, have possessions, or talk to her neighbors. Then she and her family are forced to leave their house behind to move into a crowded ghetto, where privacy becomes a luxury of the past and food becomes a scarcity. Her strong will and faith allow Elli to manage and adjust, but what she doesn’t know is that this is only the beginning. The worst is yet to come...
Customer Reviews
GREAT BOOK!
I could not stop reading this book one i picked it up! I recommend it to everyone!👍👍
Heart breaking
I’m still in shock about the torture and torment that happened to these poor innocent people. I always knew the torment was horrible but not until I read this book did I know the caliber of the treatment the precious Jewish people had to endure. I’m glad my eyes were opened.
A piece of history from which we can learn a lot
I read this book about six years ago, it was one of my first reads in regards to this period of history. I remember not being able to put it down, the details of every memory captivated my mind and it allowed me to experience, through the lecture and with vivid detail, what the writer was going through during this time of her life. A great tool for our youth, great insight to what the true meaning of freedom is. A must read.
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